Last year, in July of 2007, I attended the Agora Financial investment Symposium in Vancouver, BC. There were a lot of excellent speakers and sessions covering all aspects of investment, with quite a bit of emphasis on natural resources and a strong international flavor. One of the speakers who impressed me the most was Paul […]
I recently came across a presentation made on May 20th to the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by Dr. Benn Steil, a Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, entitled “Financial Speculation in Commodity Markets” (pdf). Dr. Steil also gave a speech […]
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You might have noticed that my previous post on Silver and Stocks didn’t once mention the US Dollar. Why? Because it’s irrelevant. It may go up, it may go down. Most likely down, but so what? I try not to hold any more of it than necessary, unless I have reason to believe it’s in […]
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Another story that caught my fancy, restated in terms of gold for your entertainment. Enjoy! From a March 11, 2008 story in the Financial Times: As stated in dollars: Wall St enjoys best one-day rise since 2002 By Chris Bryant in New York Published: March 11 2008 13:01 | Last updated: March 11 2008 20:41 […]
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Here are excerpts from three news stories from 7-Mar-2008 Marketwatch.com, as they were written, and as I would read them. In each case, I have simply taken the USD figures given in the story and converted them to gold grams, then reworded the story to fit the new numbers. In some cases, I’ve added YTD […]
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With the US Dollar making new lows, and the stock market in disarray, 2008 is off to a shaky start. The Fed is faced with few options, none of them very pretty. If they cut rates to try to soften the recession and prop up asset prices, they further lower the value of the currency […]
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In their race to see who can become worthless first, the US dollar has overtaken the Canadian dollar! During today’s trading, the USD hit 42.20 milligrams of gold, while the CAD traded for 42.41 mg. Can the USD maintain it’s lead or will the CAD be able to recover it’s advantage? Ottawa is hampered by […]
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The Charts section has been updated with a new chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, this one from 1900 to present. The three big bull markets of this 107 year period, and the following bear markets, are easily seen. It is clear that a lot of money can be made – and lost – […]
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Just a quick note — I still haven’t found a good source for gasoline prices before April of 1993 (if you can give me a URL for this data, I would very much appreciate it!) but I did find the peak price for gasoline in California in March of 1981, the price point quoted in […]
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The big news this week is that the Dow Jones Indistrial Average has broken the 13,000 barrier, establishing a new all-time high. What does this all mean? Has the Dow been a good place to invest money? Listen to the first Priced in Gold Podcast to hear my comments on investing, the DJIA, and pricing […]
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